Chapter 61: Use a Small Portion of the Treasury to Satisfy Felicia!
Over the years,
Walter had kept quiet about the incident, never expecting someone to dig up clues and come looking for him…
Melinda didn't give Walter much time to reminisce.
She swiftly injected him with a sedative, and he fell unconscious.
A nearby team member praised her, "As expected of the Iron Cavalry—clean and efficient work."
Melinda handed Walter over and replied, "Thanks to Barton for keeping the enemies occupied at the front. Let's move out."
Whoosh—!
A green mechanical scorpion tail slashed through the air with a high-pitched screech!
Melinda's pupils shrank. She quickly raised her leg and kicked her teammate, pushing them both out of the way.
The scorpion's tail gouged a trench into the alley wall.
[Supervillain: Scorpion…]
Melinda immediately recognized the attacker from her S.H.I.E.L.D. database.
No time for chatter.
She pulled out the pistol strapped to her thigh and opened fire.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Other team members also responded, concentrating their fire on the Scorpion.
"Get out of the way! Hand him over!"
Gargan—Scorpion—roared.
His reinforced mechanical suit shrugged off the bullets easily.
He reached for the unconscious Walter.
Turns out, Scorpion was a backup hired by Kingpin—just in case.
Looks like his time had come.
---
Meanwhile, across town, Ethan Lee was in a completely different kind of struggle—
at Walter's home.
"I… I want to borrow some money. A lot of money…"
Felicia finally gathered the courage to speak.
She had already given Ethan something deeply personal and dear to her. Even if he refused her now, she believed he wouldn't be angry…
But after feeling Ethan's warmth and care, the money seemed almost secondary to her.
Ethan gently kissed the corner of her moist eyes, his voice low and magnetic.
"How much do you need, Felicia?"
Felicia blinked, her voice teasing and flirtatious.
"Maybe… enough to satisfy all my desires…"
Ethan chuckled.
"No problem… Here."
He transferred the money to her.
"Mmm~! That's a lot!"
Felicia gasped, thrilled as she watched the transfer complete.
Her white instep tensed with excitement, her silver hair trembled as she leaned deeper into Ethan's embrace—elated by his generosity.
Seeing her satisfied expression, Ethan laughed softly and stroked her hair with affection.
"You're too easily pleased, Felicia. That was just a small piece of my vault~"
Felicia replied, dizzy with emotion,
"That's already a fortune to me… Ethan, thank you~"
Despite her cool and charming persona, she was still a high school girl—how could she have ever seen this much money before?
Overwhelmed, she just wanted to melt into Ethan's arms…
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At the Police Station.
"Yes, Walter Hardy, the Civet Cat, is the father of your classmate Felicia Hardy,"
Captain George explained to Jessica and the others.
"I heard from those FBI guys that he was kidnapped by the supervillain Scorpion. The FBI is tracking him, so you kids better stay out of this."
"So that's what's going on with Felicia's family…"
Cindy frowned after hearing the full story.
"Seriously? She didn't even tell me? Am I not her friend? We could've found a solution together—I would've helped her."
Jessica gently patted her shoulder.
"She probably didn't want you to worry. I get it… it's the same with me and Gwen."
"FBI, huh…"
Gwen looked unconvinced.
"Why would the FBI care about something like this? Did they create a new department or something?"
George shrugged.
"Who knows? Maybe. But I can confirm their IDs are legit."
"Hmm…"
Gwen's spider sense, sharpened after training with Cindy, tingled with unease.
I feel like my dad is being tricked…
[Gwen, your dad's been fooled.]
Skye's voice came through Gwen's suit communicator, confirming her suspicion.
Gwen: [You found something?]
Skye: [Those black-suited agents? They're from S.H.I.E.L.D. And they're the ones chasing the Civet Cat.]
Gwen: [S.H.I.E.L.D.? The one you and Ethan talked about? What do they do?]
Skye: [Their full name is something like the Strategic Homeland Defense blah blah… Honestly, I forgot.]
(She hid her embarrassment.)
[That's not important. The Scorpion's overpowering them. You should get over there.]
Gwen: [Where are they?]
Skye: [Sending surveillance footage now.]
Gwen watched the video, pinpointed the location, then turned to Jessica.
"Jessica, no more talking. Let's move."
"Alright, alright!"
Jessica flew up into the air, waving goodbye.
"Uncle George! We're heading out!"
"Hey! Jessica! What are you doing!?"
George shouted after her, exasperated.
"Girl, you're ignoring my orders! I'm calling your brother!"
It wasn't that he was just being strict—
Jessica had a good relationship with Gwen and was the adopted sister of their neighbor, Ethan Lee.
To George, she was practically another daughter.